CV

https://sites.google.com/Here is my full CV in pdf format.

Highlights

Education

Ph.D., Economics, Temple University, 2011.

    Dissertation: The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology

    Committee: Erwin A. Blackstone (adviser), Thomas E. Getzen, Joseph P. Fuhr, Paul N. Rappoport

M.A. Economics, Temple University, 2005.

B.S. Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  Honor:  Mayor of Philadelphia Academic Scholarship.

Academic Experience

Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP),

    Associated Health Research Fellow.  Research interests:  health disparities, provider/physician characteristics,

    cultural  competence,  complex chronic disease, technology diffusion.

Chestnut Hill College, Business Administration Department,

    Adjunct Professor

    Courses:  Introduction to Business        Intermediate Microeconomic Theory        Microeconomic Principles        Senior Seminar

Temple University, Department of Economics

    Instructor

    Courses:  Economics for Education Majors    Introduction to the Economy        Health Economics      Microeconomics Principles        Macroeconomics Principles

                   Managerial Economics ( Fox MBA course)

Conference Presentations

International Health Economics Association (iHEA), 8th World Congress in Health Economics, Toronto, 2011.  Oral and poster presentation, "Matching for Life:  A Model of Suicide Intervention."  With Lisa Delgado, Penn State University.

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, 2011.  Poster presentation, "The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology."

Graduate Fellows Research Symposium, Temple University, 2010.  Oral presentation,"Using Oral History to Contextualize and Empirical Study."

Allied Social Science Association, American Economic Association Meetings, Atlanta, 2010.  Omicron Delta Epsilon and the American Economic Association Graduate Student Invited Paper Session.  “Reaching for the Stars:  The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology.”

Publications

Allied Social Science Association, American Economic Association Meetings, New Orleans, 2008.  Poster: “Show Me the Money: an Object Lesson in which Students Actively Learn Money Supply Changes.”  Published on the Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series.  March 4, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=110833

Test Bank to accompany Thomas E. Getzen’s Health Economics and Financing, 4th edition, Wiley Publishers, 2010.

Publications Under Review

The Impact of Star Physicians on Diffusion of a Medical Technology:  the Case of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery.

Works in Progress

“Racial Disparities in the Diffusion of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery in Pennsylvania, 2000-2007.”

“Matching For Life:  A Model of Suicide Intervention.” With Lisa Delgado, Pennsylvania State University, poster and talk, International Health Economics Association (iHEA) 8th World Congress in Health Economics, July 2011.

“Scavenger Hunt for Economic Data:  Active Learning in the Classroom.”  With Sue K. Stockly, Eastern New Mexico University.